New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-15
evening journal endeavors to bolster up Its circula

evening journal endeavors to bolster up its circula-
| tion.
Professor Goldwin Smith is again expressing In
| The Times his views on things Canadian and Ameri-
| can Commercial men, the chiefs OF industry on
the American continent, are in his opinion equal IN
probity and every moral quality, while superior in
energy and enterprise to their rivals in any other
country. But the American and Canadian poiti-
clan is in most cases political slave. The Irish
vote is largely responsible for this. The Irish
man is the worst of citizens In the United
States, and Canada is becoming politically
an Irish Republic. The moral Of Professor Gold
win Smiths long letter 49, Pay no attention TO
anti-coe-clon resolutions passed by servile poll
ticians or corrupt Legislatures They do not rep
resent real American opinion.
London this morning is all alive in expectation
Of the Queens progress from Paddington to the
Peoples Palace at the East End. The streets
through which she is to pass are gayIy and aoun-
dainty decorated. Ten thousand volunteers and
5000 regulars. besides the police keep ORDER The
Queen arrives at Paddngton at and reaches the
Palace at 8, where a considerable ceremony takes
place. The Prince and Princess of Wales will be
present. with great numbers OF dignltaries and
cele brites. society turns out in mass so far as
place can be found for it. Queens Hall, which Her
made nearly half century since bv Barber Beau
mont. The Drapers' Society and others have con-
tributed largely, nearly half million dollars hav-
ing been raise within brief period Mr.. Wa ter
Besant is credited with giving a powerful impulse
10 this generosity. having for It's END intellectual
Improvement. rational recreation and the amuse-
ment of the people of he East End. Mr. Besants
literary genius and sympathetic studies OF life Ia
his novel "All Sorts and Conditions of Men," get
lust tribute in The Times aud elsewhere. He will have
a ace of honor in to-lay's ceremony and will be
presented tn the Queen. Lord Rosebery, who has
given $15 600. is Chairman of the Board of Stew
ards, and Sir Edmund CurrIe IS Chairman of the
Board of Trustees
A private view was given to-day of a series of
pictures bv Mr.. Long. X. A., which he calls Ihe
Dauehters OF Our Empire Altogether there are
about twenty figures. of no particular interest
from au art point of view. Mr.. Longs art runs
cnlehv into the com mnercial and plalsibe, though
to some extent popular. Lady Ral lopl Clurch-
III has boen annexed for the She appears
as "Splng," with her apron full of primro'es
Mr. Sala's lecture on "What Saw IN Australia
and New-Zea and" drew good and distinguished
audience to St .Iamess Hail. Princess CHRIS
tian and other royalties lending their ma nes The
money went to the Hospital for Children and
Women
The soiree of the Royal Society at burlington
House drew together larle company Of dsun-
guished savanis. diluted with certain number Of
men non. scientific but often otherwise eminent.
Professor Stokes. pr@slden of the Society received
the guest inclulng Prof HlSlev. Sir Will
lam GuIl. the Earl of Dlce. Lord Arthur Russell.
the ar of Rosse. SIR Ly3l Playfair, Lord RAY
leigh and Professor Seeey. There w,re no ladies'
The alccves of the Iorary were filled with the lat
est scientific novelties. Altogether. the g'st
opponent of social dissipation coald not describe
the evening. though Agreeable, as frivolous.
lhs scientific assembly does not represent all the
social iyeties of the week. Far from 1t. But
there have been few. except the Queens Drawing
Room and Buffalo BiIps snow. of public interest.
The Queens reception OF the City Corporation at
Buckingham Pa ace was a solemn and unusual
function. purely ceremonial IN character. Another
Speakers nner was gwen on "Wednesday. Inc
Russian Ambassador dIned the Prime Minister and
her great personages the same evening People
went on from both to Lady Geo:ge lfamllton's huge
party at the Admiralty. and thence the fashio labe
world betook It's 1T for dancing TO the New Chb,
where the Prince of Waes gave supper. Count
Herbert Bismarck has 'pe ired az social rival to
Buffalo Bill He is the guest Of Lord Rosebcry Mt
LansdOwne House. and goes presently TO stay with
the Vlceroy at the VIceIegaI Lodge in Dublin.
Mrs James Brown Potter makes her last appear
ance to night at the HaymaIket heatre. where she
has played TO crowded houses since the closing
nights were announced She appears shortly at
Brighton and the Crystal Palace and recItes at the
Gaiety Theatre for the benefits OF Miss Farren
and Mr. Charles Harris week after next.
Ms. Potter does not intend TO ac-
cept auy regular engage uent IN England be-
tore beI appearan next autumn III New-l Ork.
The visit Of Mr.. and Mrs Kendall TO America is
now announced as likely TO occur IN the autumn OF
next year. Mr. Clement Scott refers TO II in
rather deprecatOry tone. remarklnR
that all Mrs KendaIs parts have
been done to death III America, where
it appears whoever is first seen in popular char
acter il Thought best because first Mr. scott IL
better Judge of things dramatic 10 England than
in America. Amer cans will decile for themselves
whether 10 ratfy The English verdict which as
signs Mrs. Kendall place at tho head Of the pro-
fesslon as the most flushed and one Of the most
powerful living nglisn actresses Mr. Kendall, as
Mr.. Scott says, ls continually clever as we'll AS
young. o. w. g.